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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt says there's "no evidence" of an AI slowdown.</li><li>OpenAI and Google have been facing a performance plateau with their latest models, per reports.</li></ul>Eric Schmidt says there's "no evidence" artificial intelligence scaling laws are stopping as some in Silicon Valley worry about an AI slowdown."These large models are scaling with an ability that is unprecedented," the former Google CEO said in <a target="_blank" rel=" nofollow" class="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zg--ouGl7c">an episode</a> of "The Diary of A CEO" podcast that went live on Thursday.He said there will be "two or three more turns of the crank of these large models" over the next five years, referring to improvements in large language models."There's no evidence that the scaling laws, as they're called, have begun to stop. They will eventually stop, but we're not there yet," he added.His comments come <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-orion-model-scaling-law-silicon-valley-chatgpt-2024-11">amid a debate among Silicon Valley</a> leaders over the feasibility of developing increasingly advanced models. AI scaling laws are the theoretical rules that broadly state models will continue to improve with more training data and greater computing power. However, recent reports have said some of the biggest AI companies are struggling to improve models at the same rate as before.A <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow sponsored noindex" class="" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=3c90ade9bd610bd7057d62db139f712a86bd67755e646024f59ff3ed8f6ba40f&amp;postID=6737196d12ccc579828cc20b&amp;postSlug=eric-schmidt-google-ceo-ai-scaling-laws-openai-slowdown-2024-11&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theinformation.com%2Farticles%2Fopenai-shifts-strategy-as-rate-of-gpt-ai-improvements-slows%3Frc%3Drlufcw">report from The Information</a> earlier this month said OpenAI's next flagship model, Orion, had shown only a moderate improvement over ChatGPT-4 and a smaller leap compared to advances between versions that came before. While Orion's training is not yet complete, OpenAI has reportedly reverted to additional measures to boost performance, such as baking in post-training improvements based on human feedback.Days later, a Bloomberg report also said <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-13/openai-google-and-anthropic-are-struggling-to-build-more-advanced-ai">Google and Anthropic were </a>seeing similar diminishing returns from their costly efforts to develop more advanced models. At Google, the coming version of its AI model Gemini is failing to live up to internal expectations, while the timetable for Antripic's new Claude model has slipped, the report said.While some in the industry, such as New York University professor emeritus Gary Marcus, have taken the reports as proof that LLMs have reached a point of diminishing returns, others have argued that AI models aren't reaching a performance plateau.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/sam-altman-ai-wall-slowdown-openai-2024-11">appeared to reference the debate on Thursday </a>with a post saying, "There is no wall."Representatives for OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request fro comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Eric Schmidt says there's 'no evidence' AI scaling laws are stopping — but they will eventually

This article is part of "<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/workforce-innovation">Workforce Innovation</a>," a series exploring the forces shaping enterprise transformation.For years, diversity, equity, and inclusion <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/signs-dei-serious-workspace-hr-professional-2023-12">has been a central strategy</a> at many companies, shaping workplace cultures, HR practices, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/diverse-talent-diversity-retaining-chief-people-officer-2024-3">recruitment and retention initiatives</a>.Recently, though, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/woke-capitalism-reversal-google-unilever-bud-light-esg-dei-2024-5">momentum has shifted</a>. High-profile figures <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-duking-it-out-mark-cuban-dei-and-racism-2024-1">like Elon Musk</a> have accused DEI of fueling the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-ackman-says-dei-is-racist-2024-1">culture wars</a> and labeling it "woke." Meanwhile, companies like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-cutting-dei-activist-backlash-harley-davidson-deere-tractor-supply-2024-8">Harley-Davidson, Molson Coors</a>, Lowe's, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/john-deere-ditches-dei-policies-conservative-activists-lgbtq-pride-pronoun-2024-7">John Deere</a> have scaled back or dropped their DEI programs.A survey by the executive-search firm Bridge Partners of 400 C-suite and HR leaders at companies with at least $25 million in revenue or 250 employees found that the number of employers who said they had increased their DEI investments in the past year dropped to 66% in 2024 from 77% in 2023. Roughly one in four executives suggested they believed DEI programs were a fad.But amid the backlash, some organizations are refining their DEI strategies, focusing on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/belonging-better-goal-diversity-inclusion-improve-economy-workplace-2022-5">belonging, inclusion</a>, and fair pay alongside other diversity metrics. Companies like Ancestry, Mitre, and HLW are using data to evaluate employee experiences while addressing equity through cultural programs, training, and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gender-wage-pay-gap-charts-2017-3">compensation reviews</a>."Many organizations remain committed to DEI, but their strategies are shifting," said Maryam Kouchaki, an Academy of Management scholar who teaches at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. "We're seeing more reframing of DEI efforts and a stronger emphasis on systematically linking DEI to a business case."The goal, she said, is to create sustainable, long-term DEI programs that are not performative but grounded in strategies that benefit both employees and the organization. Research suggests that diversity leads to <a target="_blank" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30765101/">better performance and decision-making</a> as well as <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4908090/">greater team satisfaction</a>."DEI isn't just hiring a diverse workforce — it's about ensuring employees feel respected, included, and that they belong," Kouchaki said. "This is a chance for companies to reassess and get it right."<h2 id="78b56ab1-b2aa-4922-8718-f59ffbe09043">Creating an equitable employee experience</h2>In the wake of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/george-floyd">George Floyd's murder</a> in 2020, corporate America rallied around DEI initiatives, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgan-racial-equity-economy-within-own-walls-2021-3">pledging billions of dollars</a> to address racial inequities. But amid economic pressures and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-ends-affirmative-action-colleges-decision-2023-6">increasing political opposition</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-layoffs-dei-leader-email-2024-7">enthusiasm has waned</a>.Kouchaki said part of the criticism of DEI stemmed from the perception that these initiatives were more lip service than action. "Some companies committed to unrealistic goals or didn't know how to implement them effectively," she said.Three years ago, Ancestry, the genealogy and DNA-testing company, launched its "Drive to 45 by 25" initiative, aiming to have 45% of its workforce come from underrepresented populations by 2025. While the company made progress in recruiting diverse talent, these new hires were leaving at higher rates than other employees."We realized we had to be more intentional about creating an equitable employee experience," said Shane Koller, the head of people at Ancestry and a participant in BI's Workforce Innovation board.In response, the company introduced "Amplify Voices," a speaker series featuring academics, authors, and activists offering insights into marginalized communities' experiences. It also developed programming to celebrate cultural-heritage months, bolstered its employee resource groups, and instituted a Global Day of Understanding, an annual event encouraging frank discussions about DEI.Recognizing that cultural events alone were insufficient, Ancestry adopted a systematic approach to pay equity. In 2022, the company overhauled its people-analytics tools to review compensation, promotions, and raises across race, gender, and ethnicity. This analysis aimed to identify and eliminate disparities in employee advancement and compensation.Ancestry conducts compensation analyses twice a year, taking into account factors that affect pay such as role, level, location, and performance. It says that if it finds unexplainable differences in proposed pay, it adjusts up appropriately."It's great to have events and build inclusion and belonging," Koller said, "but at the end of the day, if our systems and processes are not helping us achieve an equitable experience, we're fighting an uphill battle."<h2 id="eb3bf266-dd06-4920-b5e9-d1846df52b29">Data as a 'proof of concept'</h2>Some organizations struggle to identify their diversity gaps and how to address them.To tackle this, Mitre, a nonprofit R&amp;D company serving US government agencies, turned to Aleria, a tool designed to measure inclusion by collecting qualitative and quantitative data across the company.The software allows employees to anonymously share details such as their age, gender, race, and title and answer prompts about their job satisfaction and barriers to doing their best work. The tool analyzes responses, highlighting patterns and practices that need improvement."Our people are data-driven," said Heba Mahmoud, a senior manager of inclusion and diversity at Mitre. "At first they thought DEI was about feel-good emotions, but the data showed it's critical to our daily work. When employees don't feel included or like they belong, they aren't as productive or successful. This data became a proof of concept."Based on the feedback data, Mahmoud's team launched an internal campaign focused on improving respectful communication and collaboration. This involved training sessions, workshops, and team-building activities. The team also encouraged employees to share positive experiences of inclusivity, to capture a representative range of experiences."Having this data was crucial in understanding where the gaps were, honing in on the issues, and offering specific recommendations to leadership," Mahmoud said.<h2 id="1e3c05de-9234-4a63-9904-9f1063213a94">Empowering managers</h2>Anjali Mathai, the director of DEI at HLW, an architecture and design firm, also said her company was adopting a data-driven approach to ensure equitable opportunities for its employees.A key part of this initiative is strengthening management training in areas like communication and unconscious bias. The training is designed to help leaders identify patterns in individual performance data and support employees."A manager might not have all the answers, and that's OK — but they need to serve as a bridge for their teams, making sure all employees have the training and resources they need to grow and advance," she said.Pay equity is also central to HLW's DEI strategy. The firm says that through annual compensation reviews, it has narrowed its gender pay gap to a maximum of 10% higher for men versus women, in certain roles. Mathai said it continues to reduce the gaps through promotion cycles.Heather Bussing, an employment attorney who cowrote the book "Get Pay Right," argued that as the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-trump-america-pac-targets-young-men-vote-2024-9">presidential election looms</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/attacks-on-kamala-harris-got-deeply-sexist-and-extremely-ugly-2024-7">DEI remains a contentious issue</a> in many corners of business, companies using data to inform their DEI strategies are better positioned to navigate these challenges."Data can tell you things you don't want to see," Bussing said.But first, companies must commit to collecting the data. "They need to monitor it and look for places where there are problems and outcomes that are not what they want and be interested in addressing them," she said. "That requires a cultural shift."Bussing said companies that shy away from DEI initiatives may find themselves at a disadvantage. Demographic forces are powerful."We have an ongoing and permanent labor shortage for the foreseeable future," she said. "If you need humans to work at your company, you have to be OK with any qualified humans that show up, and they have to be able to work together."

As some companies scale back on DEI, others double down on their efforts

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Creator-economy startup Jellysmack is reorganizing and cutting some staff.</li><li>The startup, backed by SoftBank, has faced business challenges after raising significant funding.</li></ul>Jellysmack, a prominent creator-economy startup backed by SoftBank, is undergoing a reorganization and cutting staff.The company confirmed to Business Insider that the latest cuts will impact 22 staffers in the US, and in the coming months, French employees will also be affected.Going forward, Jellysmack said it would prioritize its content business where it owns the intellectual property, including YouTube channels like Gamology, House of Bounce, Beauty Studio, and Oh My Goal. The company said it's scaling back on a program where it helped creators make money by posting their content on Meta-owned apps like Facebook."Jellysmack is making organizational adjustments to better align resources with key areas of growth," a representative told BI in an email. "Jellysmack's goal is to prioritize and invest in our business units that hold IP, given their continued success on YouTube. While we are scaling back certain operations in our Creator Program on Meta due to the opacity of their new monetization model, we remain dedicated to supporting our key creator partners and ensuring they continue to benefit from our platform."During <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/creator-startup-jellysmack-lays-off-staffers-restructures-memo-2024-1">a December round of layoffs</a>, Jellysmack's CEO said the company had experienced "a contraction of monetization across platforms."Jellysmack, which launched in 2016, transitioned from making its own YouTube content to working with other creators — such as superstars like MrBeast and PewDiePie — to edit and recirculate their content across platforms like Facebook and Snapchat in order to capture additional ad revenue."We realized that creators were not really leveraging their library of content and their brand, outside of YouTube, for monetization," Jellysmack cofounder Michael Philippe told BI in 2020.But Jellysmack expanded well beyond that in the past several years, launching arms ranging from a production play (JellySmash Productions) to an AI assistant (Jelly X). The company said in early 2022 that it would <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/creator-startup-jellysmack-spend-500-million-on-old-youtube-videos-2022-1">set aside $500 million</a> for a program called <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jellysmack-jellyfi-dov-marmor-creator-finance-beyond-catalog-licensing-2022-8">JellyFi to license creator catalogs</a>. This division was <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/creator-startup-jellysmack-sold-catalog-licensing-business-jellyfi-2024-5">sold to Copyright Capital</a> at the beginning of 2024."They've almost shifted to being this holding company," a former staffer told BI earlier this year. The ex-staffer requested anonymity as they were not permitted to speak about their experiences working with the company.Despite Jellysmack's expansion into new areas of the creator economy, its business had been increasingly troubled, insiders told BI earlier this year. A <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-creator-economy-startup-jellysmack-lost-its-way-2024-5">BI investigation in May detailed the challenges the tech unicorn had faced</a> — and its uncertain path forward — after it raised a 9-figure war chest and became one of the creator economy's most high-profile companies.Jellysmack's move to prioritize and invest in business units that focus on intellectual property suggests a narrowing of its focus moving forward.

Jellysmack is laying off staff as it scales back its creator program

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Republicans in Israel are working hard ahead of the election.</li><li>Israel has the fourth-largest US expat community, with up to 200,000 eligible voters.</li></ul>Judith Segaloff has been busy in the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris-donald-trump-15-days-swing-states-polling-2024-10">run-up to the election.</a>"From early in the morning, until late at night, people are calling me, people are WhatsApping me, people are asking how to get their ballots," she told Business Insider during a phone call. "It's non-stop."Born in the US, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/60000-american-jews-live-in-west-bank-settlements">Segaloff now lives in the West Bank</a> in a settler community that the International Court of Justice says is illegal.Working with the Republican Overseas in Israel group, she is emerging as a key organizer to mobilize the GOP vote in what <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/harris-trump-presidential-election-swing-state-polls-sun-belt-2024-10">looks like a very close race.</a>Expats' votes are counted in the last state they lived in. As a former Michigander, Segaloff's vote is powerful.She has been reaching out to other US voters living in Israel, originally from battleground states, in the hope of helping to secure a win for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/donald-trump">former President Donald Trump.</a>"I think that we could influence the swing states and move them a little bit," she said.<div type="image" title="An Israeli flag is displayed in front of a building near a road sign for the US embassy in Jerusalem on September 27, 2023." height="2432" width="3648" msid="114727058" hostid="261" sizebytes="1007938"></div>According to the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.fvap.gov/info/reports-surveys/overseas-citizen-population-analysis">Federal Voting Assistance Program</a>, Israel has the US's fourth-largest expat community and about 147,000 eligible voters. iVote Israel, a voting resource for Americans in Israel, estimates the number at around 200,000.The pool of voters isn't huge, but in such a close election, it could prove significant.Matanya Harow, iVote Israel's national director, said most voters contacting them are from New York, New Jersey, and California, but a significant number come from battleground states, mainly Pennsylvania and Michigan."I believe that they can have quite a sizable impact," he said.With days to go, absentee ballot registration deadlines for many states have already passed, so iVote Israel is primarily helping voters return their existing ballots — a process that varies by state.Historically, the challenging task has stunted turnout in Israel. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fvap.gov/uploads/FVAP/Reports/FVAP-VoterBrief_211105_v1a.pdf">According to the FVAP</a>, only about 5% of American voters in Israel cast their ballot in 2020.Nonetheless, both parties are trying.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-investment-voters-abroad-us-election/">According to CBS News,</a> the Democratic National Committee allocated $300,000 for Democrats Abroad to reach overseas voters—a first in a presidential election cycle.Although the official Democrats Abroad in Israel group disbanded over a disagreement shortly after last year'<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-hamas-october7-attacks-middle-east-lebanon-war-2024-10">s October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks</a>, a new organization formed — American Democrats in Israel.Heather Stone, the group's executive vice chair, said they've received "thousands" of calls from swing-state voters living in Israel. "It's down to the wire," she said.She said those voters see <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/kamala-harris">Vice President Kamala Harris</a> as supportive of Israel and its ability to defend itself. They are, she said, also motivated by other issues like<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-vote-abortion-top-issue-2024-biden-trump-guide"> abortion,</a> healthcare, the economy, and the climate crisis."We don't check our values just because we moved across the ocean," Stone said.<h2 id="a3a834ae-ff15-4a91-9554-0a29772b433f">The GOP pitch — protecting Israel's security</h2>The Republican camp appears to be zeroing in on Israel's defense and security.Sen. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jd-vance-60-percent-chance-trump-wins-betting-markets-kalshi-2024-10">JD Vance,</a> Trump's running mate, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-824435">said in a video earlier this month</a> to American voters in Israel that if Harris becomes president, "it's going to lead to broader regional war or maybe even worse."Trump has previously made the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/4889959-donald-trump-israel-will-cease-to-exist-kamala-harris/">unfounded claim that Israel would cease to exist</a> within years if he doesn't win.The message resonated with some American voters in Israel, particularly given <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-fighting-war-3-fronts-hamas-lebanon-syria-middle-east-2023-10">Israel's simultaneous fights with Hamas, Hezbollah, and other regional foes</a>"We're fighting for our survival right now, our sons and daughters — of Americans — are being killed in Gaza and Lebanon," Raphael Gantshar, a New Yorker who moved to Israel 17 years ago, told BI.He said American voters in Israel will be asking, '"Which presidency is the one that will save the lives of my children?"Gantshar believes Trump is the answer and will vote for him for a second time. He said he feels the former president understands better than Harris how to stabilize the region, which he believes aligns with the best interests of the US.<div type="image" title="US President Donald Trump watches as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks from the Truman Balcony at the White House during the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accord." height="2560" width="3840" msid="114727064" hostid="261" sizebytes="264084"></div>For Tzvi Silver, who moved from New Jersey 13 years ago, Israel's security is a concern, but he doesn't necessarily buy the apocalyptic warnings."I don't think that Vice President Kamala Harris being elected will necessarily be good for Israel," he said."I'm also not concerned that I'll wake up on the day after the election, November 6, and all of a sudden the Jewish state will, God forbid, be gone or something like that."Silver said that he had been convinced to vote for Trump based on his track record, highlighting the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jared-kushner-founding-nonprofit-focused-middle-east-report-2021-5">Abraham Accords </a>— agreements from Trump's presidency that promoted Arab-Israeli normalization — and the state of the US economy.Although Silver is firm in his decision, that is not the case for everyone around him. He said his in-laws plan to vote for Harris, while his wife may vote for Trump for the first time.<h2 id="3975bf45-0b1c-4720-81d3-7d574642a678">In Trump-friendly Israel, American expats are divided</h2>In general, Israel is Trump-friendly territory. There's even <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/some-israeli-conservatives-said-trump-just-like-one-of-us-2022-11">a town square named after him.</a>According to a <a target="_blank" href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/israel-us-election-poll-trump-harris-vote-preference/story?id=114474257">national Langer Research/PORI poll </a>of 1,012 Israelis last month, Trump is comfortably ahead of with 56% of preferences to Harris' 24%.In contrast, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-claims-jewish-voters-leaving-democratic-party-2019-3">Jewish voters in the US</a> overwhelmingly tend to support the Democrats.While no specific polls exist for US voters in Israel, Uriel Abulof, an associate professor at Tel Aviv University's School of Political Science, believes opinions are divided, primarily along religious lines.He said that among American voters in Israel, Orthodox Jews are more likely to support Trump, while secular Jews tend to favor Harris.For those in the middle, their choice is likely to hinge on who they believe will best protect Israel, Abulof said.This may in turn be influenced by their support for <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netanyahu-israel-congress-hamas-gaza-war-aid-palestinian-protest-2024-7">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.</a>He said, "In this age where everything is so personalized, if Bibi says, and effectively he does, that Trump is better for Israel, then they would vote for Trump."For the Republicans Overseas in Israel, they're banking on a sizable number of those people being from swing states.Or, as Segaloff wrote in a WhatsApp message, "Here's hoping."

Republicans are mobilizing expat votes for Trump in Israel, hoping to tip the scale in battleground states

The <keyword id="19987636" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bihar-government" source="keywords">Bihar government</keyword> is making serious efforts to give a fillip to <keyword id="23049947" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="small-scale-and-medium-enterprises" source="Orion">small-scale and medium enterprises</keyword> which would play a crucial role in the overall <keyword id="352701" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="economic-development" source="Orion">economic development</keyword> of the state, a top official of the Industries department said. Around Rs 2,900 crore have been disbursed to nearly 74,540 beneficiaries under two schemes, one of which was launched only last year, for promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ( <keyword id="19910977" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="MSMEs" source="keywords">MSMEs</keyword>) in the state, the official said. <keyword id="19903647" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bihar" source="keywords">Bihar</keyword> has a strong MSME base. To promote innovation ecosystem and unlock the enormous entrepreneurial potential of the state, the Mukhya Mantri Udyami Yojana (MMUY) and <keyword id="23049946" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bihar-Laghu-Udyami-Yojana" source="keywords">Bihar Laghu Udyami Yojana</keyword> (BLUY) were launched in 2018 and 2023 respectively focusing on promotion of MSMEs in the state. "A total of Rs 2,697 crore was disbursed to 34,441 beneficiaries from 2018 till now under MMUY. Similarly, till date Rs 200 crore of the first instalment has been disbursed to 40,099 beneficiaries under BLUY", Secretary, Department of Industries, Bandana Preyashi told PTI. On the one hand, Bihar is getting big ticket investments for major manufacturing units and on the other hand, the state government is also enabling an ecosystem where the MSMEs can thrive on the ground level for the benefit of the rural economy, Preyashi said. The Bihar Laghu Udyami Yojana aims to provide job opportunities to at least one member of poor families whose monthly income is less than Rs 6,000 a month, she said. The state government is providing Rs 2 lakh to each beneficiary in three instalments to set up and run micro and small industrial and processing units, Preyashi said. The government's objective is promotion of MSMEs through awareness, training and handholding support, the Industries secretary said. The state government is encouraging entrepreneurs and investors through the provision of a safe and sound work environment and basic infrastructural facilities which include land, roads, electricity, and water availability, she said. The Industries secretary further said, "With new policies of the state government, Bihar is witnessing significant investment promotion activities, reinforcing its position as an emerging business and industrial hub in the country. During the Bihar Business Connect 2023, 278 companies signed MoUs, committing to investments totalling Rs 50,530 crore." the secretary said. The state government has implemented the Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy (BIPP), Bihar Logistics Policy 2023, Ethanol Production Incentive Policy 2021 and Textile and Leather Policy 2022 to promote industrial growth and investment in the state. "Under these policies, stage-1 clearance was given to 481 applications, with a proposed investment amount of Rs 4,512.85 crore. A total of 175 units were given clearance for financial incentives with an investment of Rs 2,195.10 crore, an all-time high, since the inception of the state investment promotion policies," she said. In 2023-24, 255 startups were recognized in the state and a total of Rs 11.92 crore has been disbursed as seed funding to these startups. From April 2023 to January 2024, Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA) allotted plots/sheds to 427 units having a total investment size of Rs 6,145 crore covering 492 acres of land and also creating 35,224 employment in the state, said the secretary. "Infrastructure development in industrial areas was given top priority. Funds of Rs 409.33 crore were approved under Part I and Rs 212.68 crore for construction of unity mall under special assistance to states in 2023-24. In the current financial year of 2024-25,149 units have been granted stage I clearance for a proposed investment amount in Rs 3,950.48 crore in Bihar State Investment Promotion Board", she said. At present, Bihar's proposal to establish a multi-sector Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Nawanagar and Kumarbagh has been approved by the Government of India. "Authorities concerned are also working on the establishment of Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) in Bihar that will help Bihari Exporters to expand their businesses to international markets", said the secretary. Bihar Chief Minister <keyword id="19907431" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="nitish-kumar" source="keywords">Nitish Kumar</keyword> on August 3 this year laid the foundation stone for Rs 1,600 crore cement grinding unit of Ambuja Concrete North Private Limited, a subsidiary of Adani group's Ambuja Cements, in Warisaliganj block in Nawada district. This is considered the largest investment in the state by a cement industry player. "The project is expected to create 250 direct jobs and 1,000 indirect jobs on the site. The project will meet the growing infrastructure needs of Bihar. Adani Group has decided to invest additional Rs 5,500 crore in Bihar in various sectors, including cement manufacturing (in Muzaffarpur), logistics (near Patna) and projects related to agro-industry in Araria, Kishanganj and Begusarai. A total of 40,000 employment will be generated by these investments", said the statement issued by the CMO after the conclusion of the event on August 4.

Bihar government disburses Rs 2,900 crore to 74,540 beneficiaries for promoting MSMEs: Official

When ChatGPT launched in November 2022, its popularity soared beyond anyone’s expectations. Due to the chatbot's sudden popularity, its parent company <keyword id="19918823" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="openai" source="keywords">OpenAI</keyword>, suddenly became the talk of the tech world. Before this, OpenAI had operated as a research-focused entity and not many people were familiar with the company or its CEO <keyword id="19918827" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="sam-altman" source="keywords">Sam Altman</keyword>. Thanks to ChatGPT's rapid rise, <keyword id="19978289" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="altman" source="keywords">Altman</keyword> faced a huge challenge: scaling OpenAI’s operations from research-based beginnings to an expansive, customer-facing business almost overnight. “What has been unusual in these years is the rate at which things changed,” Altman explained while speaking at The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) podcast recently. The tech mogul also noted that while most companies get time to grow gradually, OpenAI’s path has been far from conventional. “You get time to go from 0 to million and then billion but don’t have to do that in two years," he added. Altman admitted that, when ChatGPT’s success hit, OpenAI wasn’t fully prepared to function as a scaled business in the Silicon Valley sense. “We didn’t really have a company in the sense of a traditional Silicon Valley startup that’s scaling and serving lots of customers,” he said. His team had to learn rapidly and build structures in real-time, adjusting to a new scale of operation that most startups face years down the line. This rapid pace presented a steep learning curve for Altman, who candidly shared that leading OpenAI through such growth required him to pick up new skills on the job. “There was a lot of stuff that I was supposed to get more time to learn that I got,” he admitted. He also added that his team had to “fumble their way through” unique challenges, as no established playbook existed to guide them in scaling a company built around AI at such unprecedented speed. "There’s no playbook to this and if there was one nobody gave it to me. We have all sort of fumbled our way through this but there has been a lot to learn on the fly," he said. OpenAI has come a long way after ChatGPT's launch and is one of the most important AI companies in the world today. After they launched ChatGPT, companies like Google and <keyword id="19911549" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="meta" source="keywords">Meta</keyword> also began developing their own chatbots and released them to the market. There were even reports of a "code red" situation at Google offices after ChatGPT's launch. OpenAI has been backed by tech giant <keyword id="19895622" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="microsoft" source="keywords">Microsoft</keyword>, which invested billions of dollars in the AI company. Microsoft too has its own chatbot, called CoPilot (earlier Bing).

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Russia will have to scale back front-line assaults in a month and a half, per a Ukrainian commander.</li><li>General Oleksandr Pivnenko told Ukrinform that Russia's offensive capabilities are "not unlimited."</li></ul>Russia will have to scale back its front lines assaults in a month and a half due to battlefield losses, according to a Ukrainian commander.General Oleksandr Pivnenko, the commander of Ukraine's National Guard, made the assessment to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3888545-brigadnij-general-oleksandr-pivnenko-komanduvac-nacgvardii.html">Ukrinform</a> on Thursday."In another month and a half, they will not be able to conduct active assaults in many directions at once and will switch to defense," he told the outlet, according to a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://kyivindependent.com/pivnenko-russia/">translation</a> by the Kyiv Independent.Pivnenko cited Russian force's "not unlimited" offensive capabilities and the losses they are suffering on the front lines.Russia has suffered mounting deaths since the start of its full-scale invasion in February 2022, in part due to it using waves of troops in head-on "meat assault" attacks.The UK's Ministry of Defence <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-hits-record-daily-casualty-average-ukraine-uk-intel-2024-3">reported</a> in March that Russia averaged nearly 1,000 casualties a day in February, which included both killed and wounded soldiers, likely due to Russia's attritional approach to the fighting.Last year, independent Russian outlets Important Stories and the Conflict Intelligence Team <a target="_blank" rel="" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/average-time-russian-draftee-die-4-months-ukraine-report-2023-9">estimated</a> that life expectancy on the battlefield for Russian soldiers was about four and a half months.On Monday, the UK MOD <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://x.com/DefenceHQ/status/1815417171368882672">said</a> that Russia's casualty rate reached a high of more than 1,000 losses a day on average in May and June, with that number likely to stay above 1,000 over the next two months as Russia continues to try to overrun Ukrainian positions using large numbers of troops.Despite mounting losses, Russia has been able to reconstitute its manpower and capabilities, according to senior military officials.Martin Herem, the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nato-underestimated-russia-ability-to-resupply-army-troops-ammo-general-2024-1">told Bloomberg</a> in January that NATO has significantly underestimated Russia's capacity to replenish its armed forces with personnel and ammunition.And during a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-military-almost-completely-reconstituted-after-ukraine-losses-us-official-2024-4">talk</a> hosted by the Center for a New American Security in April, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Russia has "almost completely" reformed its military capabilities after taking heavy losses in Ukraine.Pivnenko also said that Russia will replenish its troops, so Ukraine needs to prepare its own reserves and armament.He told Ukrinform that this involves developing training centers, and procuring weapons, military equipment, drones, armored vehicles, air defense systems, man-portable air defense systems, and ammunition.If Ukraine plans "one step ahead of Russia, then everything will be fine," he said.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>A recent Bankrate survey shows that Americans are less likely to tip workers across a variety of services.</li><li>Still, a high share of US adults who go to sit-down restaurants always tip servers.</li></ul>Many Americans are not willing to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tipping-restaurant-takeout-coffee-checkout-should-i-tip-etiquette-tips-2023-9">leave a tip</a> all the time, and they're becoming less likely to do so.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.bankrate.com/credit-cards/news/tipping-culture-survey/">Bankrate</a> recently published survey results about <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-to-tip-tipping-etiquette-food-delivery-rideshare-service-2023-8">tipping</a> for different types of services. Across all the categories in the survey, a smaller share of respondents said they tipped all the time than in a 2022 survey from Bankrate's sister site CreditCards.com.The 2024 survey of US adults conducted from April 29 to May 1 found that 67% percent of those who go to sit-down restaurants always give <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/drivers-and-servers-share-how-they-earn-extra-money">tips to servers</a>. A way smaller share of adults who go to coffee shops are tipping baristas all the time or when they have to pick up their takeout food. Thirty-seven percent of adults said they "feel like businesses should pay their employees better rather than relying so much on tips," per a Bankrate post about the results.Thirty-five percent of adults said "tipping culture has gotten out of control," per the Bankrate post.The share of US adults who always <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-cheap-bad-restaurant-tipping-best-worst-states-2023-9">tip servers</a> among those who go to sit-down restaurants slipped from the 2022 survey — 73% said this in the 2022 survey. This wasn't the only kind of tipping for which the share of adults using these services who said they always tip slipped, as seen in the table below.<h2 id="f8d17535-4fde-4b5c-a566-881c3609207f">Why people end up giving a tip</h2>Ted Rossman, a senior industry analyst at Bankrate, noted to Business Insider some of the reasons people end up tipping. There's when it's typically expected, or people may tip to try to get better service. Another could be to avoid feeling guilt."Sometimes we tip more out of guilt, like they flip the tablet around and you feel bad saying no," he said.Rossman told BI that Gen Xers and baby boomers were "much more likely to say there's too much tip creep and tipping culture's gotten out of control." Still, the survey found 78% of Gen Xers and 86% of baby boomers who go to sit-down restaurants always give a tip.And younger Americans are less likely to tip at sit-down restaurants. "The fact that only 35% of Gen Zers who go to sit-down restaurants are always tipping, only 56% of millennials who go to sit-down restaurants always tip there — that's a setting where I feel like you should be tipping every time, ideally 20%," Rossman said."We're seeing this backlash, though," Rossman added. "Some of it is high prices, some of it is tip creep, some of it is maybe just people feeling like they don't have a lot of money to go around."A <a target="_blank" href="https://www.pewresearch.org/2023/11/09/factors-affecting-whether-and-how-much-americans-tip/">Pew Research Center</a> survey of US adults conducted in August also highlights when people tip. That survey found 77% said service quality is a major factor in deciding whether they tip, and 18% called this a minor factor. Almost a third of adults said how much the worker or workers earn before tips is a major factor, 23% said social pressure is a major factor, and 23% said how much the tip will end up costing them is a major factor."Service quality is by far the most cited factor across all age groups, but younger Americans are more likely than older people to consider certain other factors," Pew Research Center said. "For example, adults under 30 are more likely than those 65 and older to point to workers' pre-tip wages, social pressure and cost as major factors when deciding whether to leave a tip."<h2 id="c1d39088-002d-44ed-8c1b-7f0efd5ac67f">When to leave a tip</h2>So should you <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-to-tip-restaurant-bars-food-delivery-hotel-salon-2023-9">tip</a> every time you place an order, stop in for a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-to-tip-uber-hairstylist-housekeeping-delivery-2018-5">haircut</a>, and get an appliance delivery? Rossman said his advice is for people to make a priority list of who to tip."Maybe this is especially useful around the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-tip-workers-around-the-holidays-2023-12">holidays</a>, too," Rossman said. "There's pressure to give a teacher gift and to tip the trash guys and the mailman and your kid's daycare provider and everybody. If you can't tip everybody, maybe at least prioritize who really went above and beyond."Still, Rossman thinks there are several places or services where people should give a tip: at a hair salon or barbershop, food delivery, taxis and rideshares, and sit-down restaurants."If you're a rideshare driver, you're paying out of your pocket for gas and insurance, and if people aren't tipping, that's really taking a chunk out of your wages," Rossman said. Similarly, Rossman said many food delivery workers "are footing the bill for things like gas and car insurance."Rossman said tipping for coffee shops, food trucks, or takeout restaurants are more optional."To me, there's a big distinction between where tipping is more expected and where it could be optional," Rossman said. "But I do think the lines are blurring, and I think that businesses are looking to customers to make up some of the difference — that maybe they're reluctant to raise prices any higher; they're looking to supplement their employees' wages."Are you sick of tipping culture? Are you a server, driver, hairstylist, or other worker who has seen fewer tips lately? Reach out to this reporter to share at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:mhoff@businessinsider.com">mhoff@businessinsider.com</a>.

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South Korean auto major <keyword id="20190176" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="hyundai-motor" source="keywords">Hyundai Motor</keyword> Group on Thursday said it is looking to expand the annual production capacity across <keyword id="19906087" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hyundai" source="keywords">Hyundai</keyword> and <keyword id="19997865" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kia" source="keywords">Kia</keyword> brands in India to 15 lakh units per year, as part of its mid-to-long-term strategy in the country. Outlining the company's strategy for the India market, Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) Executive Chair Euisun Chung said the automaker plans to roll out more <keyword id="19962337" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="EVs" source="keywords">EVs</keyword>, while also utilising the country as an export hub for the neighbouring countries. Chung visited India on April 23 to review the group's mid-to-long-term strategies to solidify its position as a leading mobility provider. Hyundai Motor Group is expanding its manufacturing footprint in the Indian region with the establishment of an annual production system of 1.5 million vehicle units for Hyundai Motor India and Kia India combined, the automaker stated. Hyundai Motor India will start operating its Pune plant, acquired from General Motors last year, in the second half of the next year. Hyundai Motor is currently making improvements to the facility to create a production hub capable of building more than 200,000 units annually, it said. With the addition of the Chennai plant's production capacity of 824,000 units, Hyundai Motor will have an annual production capacity of over one million units when combined with the Pune plant, it added. Besides, Kia India's yearly production capacity will also be expanded to 431,000 units within the first half of this year. "Combined together, Hyundai Motor Group will have the ability to produce approximately 1.5 million units annually in India," HMG said. The group also plans to expand its EV lineup and create an EV ecosystem to accelerate customer uptake and expand charging infrastructure. It will also strengthen its SUV sales leadership in India, HMG said. Hyundai Motor India plans to unveil its first locally produced EV in India next year, it said. Starting with the mass production of its first <keyword id="21425421" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="electric-SUV-model" source="keywords">electric SUV model</keyword> at the Chennai plant at the end of 2024, the company plans to further produce five EV models by 2030, it added. Hyundai Motor India will also utilize its sales network hubs, expanding the number of EV charging stations to 485 by 2030, HMG said. Kia India will also start production of its local EV model in 2025 and plans to further expand its EV models, it added. The company will also focus on building EV charging infrastructure, it stated. "India is among the fastest-growing economies globally, and as this growth continues the strategic importance of Hyundai Motor India will only increase," Chung said while addressing employees in a town hall meeting. He further said, "by leveraging our strong reputation and competitive quality in India, we aim to expand exports to neighbouring countries, making India the global export hub to boost our regional market competitiveness." Chung said that by around 2030, the automaker expects to see a substantial expansion in the EV market in India. "In anticipation of this evolution, Hyundai is focused on developing locally tailored EVs aimed at establishing us as a leading global EV brand," he added. "We also plan to proactively build charging stations at strategic locations 'including dealerships' to facilitate the adoption of EVs," Chung said. Hyundai Motor India sells models like Creta, Verna while Kia India sells models like Seltos, Carens and Sonet in the country. 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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Ukraine launched an incursion into Russian territory this week, punching into the region of Kursk.</li><li>It's said little about the attack, but its forces were spotted at least six miles deep in Russian territory.</li></ul>Ukraine launched a rare assault into Russian territory this week, pushing into the Kursk oblast with infantry and armored vehicles on Tuesday.The Russian region's acting governor, Alexey Smirnov, announced a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/gubernator_46/7288">state of emergency</a> on Wednesday in response to the incursion.Ukraine has announced nothing officially about the attack, which <a target="_blank" class="" href="http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74718">Russian officials</a> said involved 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers. The <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/mod_russia/41857">Russian Ministry of Defense</a> said that Ukraine had also sent 11 tanks and dozens of armored vehicles.The exact scale of the resources committed by Ukraine to this attack is still unclear.However, Kyiv appears to be pushing hard into Kursk in the last two days. The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-7-2024">said it had geolocated videos</a> that showed Ukrainian armored vehicles fighting at least six miles from the border on Wednesday.Notably, two of these instances found by the ISW occurred on roads behind Russian field fortifications which were set several miles behind the border.The Ukrainian attack has also been reported to have stretched further east to the border town of Sudzha, where <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/gubernator_46/7216">Smirnov said</a> people were injured and buildings were damaged.Kursk is a southwestern Russian region bordering Ukraine, and the fighting there sits just to the west of Belgorod and Kharkiv, where <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/zelenskyy-says-russia-giving-up-kharkiv-summer-assault-2024-8">Russia made its own attempted incursion in May.</a>Authorities have begun <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/gubernator_46/7269">sending doctors from St. Petersburg and Moscow</a> to the region.As local officials ordered the evacuation of nearby cities, Smirnov projected calm on Tuesday, saying that the "situation is under control."But leaders in Moscow have called the incursion a "large-scale provocation" from Ukraine, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin called a meeting on Wednesday with his security heads to discuss the issue.<div type="image" title="Putin holds a meeting with his security and armed forces chiefs to address the Kursk attack." height="3622" width="5433" msid="112365666" hostid="261" sizebytes="353002"></div>"The Kiev regime has undertaken another large-scale provocation, firing indiscriminately from different types of weapons, including rockets, at civilian buildings, residential houses, ambulances," he said, per state media.Smirnov, in one of his <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/gubernator_46/7264">statements on Tuesday</a>, wrote that Putin is personally involved in dealing with the Kursk attack.Russia's military chief, Valery Gerasimov, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://ria.ru/20240807/gerasimov-1964698709.html">claimed on Wednesday </a>that Ukraine's advance had been halted in Kursk, and said Russian forces now aimed to regain control up to the border.<div type="image" title="A view of a field in Kursk peppered by missile strikes." height="966" width="1732" msid="112365668" hostid="261" sizebytes="39308"></div>Some reports from Russian military bloggers, several of which are known to be closely connected with security forces, appear to contradict Gerasimov's claims that the fighting had come to a standstill.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/voenkorKotenok/58010">At least two military bloggers</a> wrote on Wednesday that Ukraine had seized control of a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/vchkogpu/49685">Sudzha facility used by Gazprom</a> to pump gas to Europe.Rybar, a Telegram channel run by military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://t.me/rybar/62535">reported</a> that Ukrainian units were advancing in the northeast and seizing villages. The channel added that a Ukrainian reconnaissance unit had broken through to almost reach Korenevo, a town about 14 miles from the border."The enemy's long preparation for the attack, alas, has borne fruit," the channel wrote, adding that fighting had become "difficult."Ukraine has not said why it is attacking Kursk. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kursk-incursion-russia-battles-ukraine-border-attack-putin-war-rcna165497">Some observers speculate</a> that the incursion was meant to draw Moscow's attention and resources away from the eastern front, where fighting in the Donbas has been brutal and heavy.The Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

Ukrainian troops were seen pushing 6 miles into Russian territory, and the Kremlin can't decide if it's a 'large-scale provocation' or 'under control'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Google is scaling back AI-generated answers in search results after users noticed errors.</li><li>The AI Overviews feature was launched two weeks ago and has faced backlash for false and absurd responses.</li></ul>Google is pulling back the use of AI-generated answers in search results after the feature made some infamous errors, including telling users to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-glue-pizza-i-tried-it-2024-5">put glue in their pizza sauce</a>.Google launched AI Overviews two weeks ago, putting AI-generated summaries of search results at the top of the page for US users. Over the past few days, users, including an <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/CyrusShepard/status/1794432289398718886">SEO expert</a>, have noticed fewer of the overviews and suspected the tech giant is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-removing-strange-ai-overviews-search-answers-pizza-glue-2024-5">taking them down a notch</a> after receiving criticism. It's not possible to turn off the AI feature while using the search engine.Google's head of search, Liz Reid, confirmed in a <a target="_blank" href="https://blog.google/products/search/ai-overviews-update-may-2024/">blog post </a>on Thursday that the company was addressing some of these issues.The changes have come after examples of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-ai-overviews-laughed-at-ceo-perplexity-pizza-glue-2024-5">AI Overviews going haywire</a> — and faked screenshots of the feature — flooded the internet. These included search responses claiming that Barack Obama was a Muslim president, that Africa had no countries beginning with the letter K, and that people should eat "at least one small rock per day."Google's new guardrails include detecting "nonsensical queries" that shouldn't show AI results, limiting satire or humor content, and introducing restrictions for prompts in which AI results wouldn't be helpful because there isn't enough data about that topic.Google's own ads show the erroneous summaries aren't limited to a few viral queries. In a demo video released two weeks ago, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-gemini-made-factual-error-in-demo-video-2024-5">Overview feature gave the wrong advice</a> on how to fix a film camera.Reid also said in her blog post that Google had limited content from forums or social media, which could have misleading advice."Forums are often a great source of authentic, first-hand information, but in some cases can lead to less-than-helpful advice, like using glue to get cheese to stick to pizza," Reid wrote in the post.Reid wrote that the company already had systems in place to not show AI-generated news or health-related results. She said harmful results that encouraged people to smoke while pregnant or leave their dogs in cars were "faked screenshots."The list of changes is the latest example of the Big Tech giant launching an AI product and circling back with restrictions after things get messy.Earlier this year, Google AI's image-generating feature came under fire for <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-gemini-woke-images-ai-chatbot-criticism-controversy-2024-2">refusing to produce pictures of white people</a>. It was criticized for being too "woke" and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/googles-ceo-response-gemini-ai-image-controversy-2024-5">creating images with historical inaccuracies</a>, such as images of Asian Nazis and Black founding fathers. In a blog post a few weeks later, Google leadership apologized and paused the feature.

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